Dear Scheyvillians, we received the following sad news from former DS Charlie Barnett.
Digby John Mackworth
Digby Mackworth was born on 2 November 1945 in London, England. He joined the Army as an Air Cadet at OTU Scheyville with Class 1/66. On graduation, Digby was posted to the RAAC at the Armoured Centre, Puckapunyal.
He commenced his Basic Flying Training at Point Cook with Course 1/67 and on graduation in July 1967 was attached to 1 Aviation Regiment. In May 1968 Digby was then posted to 182 Independent Recce Flight in Malaya, being promoted to Lieutenant while there. Digby served in Vietnam with 161 Independent Recce Flight from 30 July 1970 to 5 August 1971, flying in excess of 1,000 hours with the Rotary Wing.
Soon after returning from Vietnam Digby discharged from the Army. Post discharge Digby Flew with British Airways.
In recent times, Digby and his wife lived at Boars Hill, Oxford. UK. He passed away on Tuesday 17 July 2018 after a painful battle with cancer. Digby’s funeral was held on Thursday 2 August.
Digby is survived by his wife Antoinette and daughter Octavia. If you would like to send a message to Antoinette and Octavia you can use the following Email Address for Octavia;
Frank Miller.
Please note: Digby was a Baronet and inherited his title when his father passed away in 1998. Thereafter he would have gone by the title Sir Digby.
